Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomia, "management of a household, administration") from οἶκος (oikos, "house") + νόμος (nomos, "custom" or "law"), hence "rules of the house(hold)"

This subreddit is dedicated to all schools of economic thought, and seeks to stand at the intersection of multiple economic perspectives.
While all schools are of course welcome, a certain emphasis will be placed on economics whose focus is principles of mutuality or reciprocity as well as society and community. This is to say "radical" or otherwise non-, post-, trans-, or even decidedly anti- capitalist economic systems will be up for discussion most often in this space.

That is to say, these systems will likely stand in a certain tense relation to capitalism in a variety of ways. As such, content featured here will likely tend towards the fringes of common economic study, including for example "Marxist" and "post-Keynesian" forms of thought among many others envisioned that seek to challenge, resist, or just in case modify both the logical and material hegemony of the capitalist mode of production.

This defined purpose includes also an esteem for those situated in a Third World context or which exert a post-colonial (/r/Postcolonialism) influence, such as "Gandhian" or "Islamic" systems to give but two examples. Moreover, ecological concerns are to be placed at the forefront.